Ep. 173 Ann Morgan – Abstract Painter, Melding the Traditional With Technology
Ann Morgan discusses painting big, technology informing her process, xeroxes, learning to paint at age 13, winning awards in her youth, AmeriCorps VISTA, getting her B.F.A. at Michigan State University, not painting for 20 years, always considering herself an Artist, her “Art Stuff" folder, the catalyst to start painting again, melding the traditional with technology, Artificial Intelligence, RunwayML, painting in oil, Her show at Next Gallery “Once When I Was You,” her process using A.I., painting in the dark, being bendy, A.I. prompts, borrowing imagery, what scares her about A.I., artist statements living in a simulation, pricing social media, art scammers her “Burn Series,” painting environments, and art being unapologetic joy.
Ep. 144 Billy Ludwig – Digital & Mixed Media Artist
Billy Ludwig discusses the art scenes in Miami and New York, Art Basel, art fairs, digital work, photoshop, mixed media, process Lucasfilm, compositing images, Star Wars vs. World War II, research, the importance of authentic representation in his work, getting flagged on Instagram, being invited to Okinawa, Japan by the Marine Corps, Vaudeville Phantoms, Galactic Samurais, art in his youth, having an addiction to ideas & being creative, music, the compulsion to create, the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., emoting through art, abstract art, Thirteenth Floor, and rules.